Shenzhou XIX crew greeted at 'space home'
The crew of Shenzhou XVIII and Shenzhou XIX pose for a photo on Wednesday inside the Tiangong space station. XU BU/FOR CHINA DAILY The three crew members of Shenzhou XIX entered the Tiangong space station on Wednesday afternoon, as the spaceship successfully completed docking maneuvers after a long-haul flight. Mission commander Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe, Lieutenant Colonel Song Lingdong and Lieutenant Colonel Wang Haoze were greeted with hugs at the space station by their Shenzhou XVIII peers, who are scheduled to return to Earth early next week. Following the docking process, the Shenzhou XIX crew spent nearly two hours on preparatory work to enter the space station, which included readying related equipment and changing into intravehicular suits from their pressure suits. Meanwhile, the Shenzhou XVIII astronauts — mission commander Senior Colonel Ye Guangfu and crew members Lieutenant Colonel Li Cong and Lieutenant Colonel Li Guangsu — waited inside the connection cabin.
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